Saturday, October 25, 2008

VANDERBILT-DUKE LIVE!: DUKE 10, VANDERBILT 0

COMMODORES FIRST DRIVE• Jared picks up five.• Jared picks up two. Second and three. Yeah, let's establish the run. • Graham takes the pitch and picks up the first down. We were 1 for 7 on third down in the first half. We need a touchdown here bad. • 1st & 10 on the VU 42. Hawkins gets a couple. Our offensive line not looking very good. • 2nd & 8 on the VU 44. Adams to Barden to the D49. • 3rd & 1.5 yards. Are we exact or what? Hawkins didn't get it. We stink. We've got to move the ball.

DUKE FIRST DRIVE• Eight yard pass. We can't tackle. • 2nd & 2. Tailback gets the first down at the 25. We can't tackle.• 1st & 10. 10:10 left in the game. Duke back on the move. Quick pass and another first down. We can't tackle. • Tailback gets a seven yard gain. This is what happens when your offense doesn't take care of business and keeps giving the ball back to the defense. This is Starkville all over again.• 3rd & 1 and again, we can't tackle. • QB sneak. First down. Of course. Cutcliffe is taking Bobby Johnson and his staff to school.

VANDERBILT SECOND DRIVE• Graham fumbles a punt with 6:59 left in the third quarter. There goes the season.

DUKE SECOND DRIVE• Our defense is really swarming. Giving up seven points through three quarters is pretty good. Not scoring any points is not. • Third down. Lewis sacked and fumbles but recovers it — sans helmet. • Field goal is good. 10-0. We've got to score here. But don't try so hard to make something happen that you can't hold onto the ball (Jamie Graham).